Ofsted go on the offensive against faith schools
If there is one thing that will strike fear in the heart of all teachers, it is those two little words ‘Ofsted inspection’. There’s good reason for this. Even…
Education
Rochester & Strood: the Christian case for supporting Mark Reckless
According to the latest opinion polls on the wacky race for Rochester & Strood, the suave, educated, cultured and erudite Peter Perfect Mark Reckless is blazing ahead for Ukip, and the Conservatives are heading for (another) certain by-election defeat…
It's Tristram Hunt who should be taking an oath, not our teachers
Poor Tristram Hunt. The Shadow Education Secretary's latest revolutionary idea of having teachers swear a public oath in the style of the Hippocratic Oath - committing themselves to the values of their profession…
Survivors of child abuse need more than just understanding
So, Justin Welby is back blogging again after half a year. It looks as though a meeting with a survivor of abuse has made a significant impact upon him. He…